Harvard Biomedical Data Management Website

The subgroup will review, maintain, and expand the Harvard Biomedical Data Management website, created to provide a central location for sharing information about best practices and resources for the management of biomedical research data at Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Harvard-affiliated hospitals. This subgroup will keep the website up-to-date, and oversee larger projects to develop new content for the site. This project will also work to improve the usability and aesthetics of the website. Using feedback from website users and shared expertise from subgroup members, the website will remain well positioned to offer educational resources and information to the Harvard biomedical community.

Reports

• Cioffi, Matthew, Julie Goldman, Sarah Hauserman, Scott Lapinski, Jessica Pierce, and Mary Walsh. 2020. Harvard Biomedical Data Management Website User Testing Report. Retrieved from Open Science Framework https://osf.io/ury58.
• Cioffi, Matthew, Julie Goldman, Scott Lapinski, Sarah Marchese, Ashley Neville, Jessica Pierce, Ashley Thomas, and Mary Walsh. 2022. Harvard Biomedical Data Management Website User Testing Report 2.0. Retrieved from Open Science Framework https://osf.io/w2vz8.

2024 Goals

1. Better understand user behavior and interactions with website content by integrating heatmaps and evaluating the results
2. Modify RDMWG resources and documentation to ensure compliance with new Harvard accessibility standards
3. Update comparison matrix for repositories, integrating interactive website features
4. Conduct an annual review of the website content, links, and members list